Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Arabic and Linguistics

Head of Arabic Studies Section

Director of the Montana Arabic Summer Institute

Advisor: Arabic Studies Minor

Description:

Dr. Khaled Huthaily is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Linguistics at the University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA. He is a Fulbright scholar and native speaker of Arabic, holding an Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction (with a focus on second language curriculum development and instruction), an M.A. in applied linguistics (with a focus on Arabic-English contrastive linguistics), and a B.A. in education, majoring in English and second language teaching.

At the local level, Dr. Huthaily also serves as an Arabic language consultant for the local Missoula County Public Schools in their Arabic language high school programs. At the national level, he serves as an Arabic language consultant for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). He has also served as a foreign language evaluator in STARTALK summer programs for the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC).

Dr. Huthaily teaches intermediate and advanced Arabic courses. He has presented at a number of local and national conferences, universities, and meetings in the areas of English-Arabic contrastive linguistics, second language curriculum development, and the use of technology in the classroom.

Office Hours:

Fall 2014

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: From 12:00 to 1:00

Field Of Study:

English-Arabic Contrastive Linguistics

Second Language Acquisition/Instruction

Language Curriculum Development

Research Interests:

English-Arabic Linguistics

Second Language Acquisition/Instruction

Second Language Curriculum Development

Courses:

Fall 2013

ARAB 201 (Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I)

ARAB 301 (Advanced Modern Standard Arabic I)

ARAB 392 (Independent Study)

Spring 2014

ARAB 202 (Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II)

ARAB 302 (Advanced Modern Standard Arabic II)

ARAB 392 (Independent Study)

Summers 2008-2014 (Grant Funded Project)

Curriculum developer and lead instrutor for the Montana Arabic Summer Institute (MASI), an NSA-funded project to teach Arabic to high school students.

Hobbies:

Web and Graphic Design

Audio/Video Editing

Computer-related Work

Computer Games

Education:

Ed.D. in Education (Second Language Curriculum and Instruction) -- The University of Montana [2008]

M.A. in Linguistics (Contrastive English-Arabic Phonology) -- The University of Montana [2003]

Teaching Assistant of Arabic Language – Modern and Classical Languages and Literature, University of Montana, September 2006 – May 2007

English Language Instructor – English Language Institute, University of Montana, September 2006 – May 2007

Linguistics Specialist & Research Associate – The International Education Development Group, University of Montana, August 2003 – August 2006

Computer Maintenance Instructor – International Programs, University of Montana, July 2005 – September 2005

English Language Tutor – Itakura Program, English Language Institute, University of Montana, May 2003 – August 2003

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Tutor – English Language Institute, University of Montana, April 2003 – June 2003

Affiliations:

NCLCTL (National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages)

TAFL (Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language)

AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguists)

ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) - Member & Consultant

AATA (American Association for Teachers of Arabic)

ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)

NFLC (National Foreign Language Center) - Evaluator

Specialized Skills:

Second Language (Arabic/English) Curriculum Development and Instruction

Arabic-English Contrastive Linguistics

Arabic Phonology

Applied Linguistics

Professional Experience:

Arabic Language Consultant: Fall 2009 – Spring 2013

The Missoula County Public Schools & The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Roles: Developing Arabic K-12 curriculum plans, providing educational, linguistic, cultural and technical consultations, and training teachers of Arabic to introduce Arabic in the K-12 system in middle and high schools in Missoula as part of an Arabic Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP).

Responsible for guiding the planning of curriculum, materials, instruction, and assessment, and conducting site visits and reporting on second language summer programs funded by National Security Agency (NSA) under the STARTALK Program

STARTALK is one of the component programs of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) announced by President Bush in 2006. The initiative seeks to expand and improve the teaching and learning of strategically important world languages that are not now widely taught in the US. My roles include visiting STARTALK summer teacher and student programs to evaluate them and provide suggestions for program improvement.

Dr. Huthaily is currently writing a textbook with a teacher's manual on the sounds and letters of the Arabic language based on phonological awareness. The project is sponsored by the US Department of Education.